Orbán is heading a delegation that includes the foreign affairs and trade minister, the IT minister and the farm minister.

The prime minister also held talks on Tuesday with the president of the Bank of China, his press chief told MTI.

Orbán praised cooperation with the bank the presence of which in Budapest is an assurance for Chinese businesses planning investment in Hungary.

Chen Siqing told Orbán about plans to expand the bank’s activities in Hungary.

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Five Hungarian companies signed agreements on doing business in China in the framework of the opening ceremony.

Dairy company Kőröstej signed a contract on deliveries to China, Szijjártó said.

A contract was signed on the construction of a solar park in Hungary, and another on Hungarian company Organica’s participation in the construction of a water treatment plant in China, he added.

Contracts were also signed on promoting Hungarian wines in China and on the export of faucet cartridges.

Palkovics said the Hungarian pavilion would showcase innovations that could be of interest to Chinese partners, such as the test track for self-driving vehicles under construction in Zalaegerszeg (W Hungary) and the ELI-ALPS laser research centre in Szeged (SW Hungary).